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published in New Zealand 27 June 2001
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
Social entrepreneurs are innovators who pioneer new
solutions to social problems � and in doing so change
the patterns of society.
Like business entrepreneurs, they combine creativity with
pragmatic skills to bring new ideas and services into reality.
Like community activists, they have the determination to
pursue their vision for social change relentlessly until it
becomes a reality society-wide.
While the term �social entrepreneur� is relatively new to
New Zealand, it is certain to become a more common term
to describe the contribution of the dozens of New Zealanders
who are developing innovative solutions to our social
challenges.
This special issue of The Jobs Letter looks at the special
qualities a social entrepreneur brings to innovation and social
change.
It looks at examples of support networks overseas for these
�change-makers�, and why corporate and philanthropic
foundations are looking to these people in order to make
better strategic use of donations and grants.
And we review two influential reports on social
entrepreneurship from the UK Demos think-tank, and from
the New Economics Foundation.
The Jobs Letter is now freely available on the internet at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14700.htm
or to download as a PDF file (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl147.pdf
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ISSN No. 1172-6695
edited by Vivian Hutchinson for the Jobs Research Trust
P.O.Box 428, New Plymouth, New Zealand
phone 06-753-4434 fax 06-753-4430
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Associates � Rodger Smith, Dave Owens and Jo Howard
Secretary � Shirley Vickery
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